On-site Project (2023): Nowhere, Now Here. Experiential Node, Gleaned Human Senses

Explore an exhibition experimenting with the spatial possibilities of Songhyeon Plaza

By Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Seoul Metropolitan Government

The 4th Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism by Organization: Seoul Metropolitan Government Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

The on-site project of the 2023 is an exhibition that explores the spatial possibilities of Songhyun Square in the city center. The Songhyun-dong site, once an isolated island in the city, has transformed into a space where citizens rediscovered as an urban park in the fall of 2023.

The biennale illuminates this land, publicly revealed under the name 'Open Songhyun Green Square' after 110 years, as a multi-layered space implying urban, historical, and geographical significance, making it the main stage for the exhibition. The on-site project proposes architectural elements that intertwine the exhibition space with the surrounding area.

Reworld by Kimchi and ChipsSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Reworld pavilion

Reworld pavilion is built from thousands of physical portals that transform the city into versions of Seoul 100 years from now. The pavilion remixes the city, creating new relationships between the built environment, various biomatter, the atmosphere and the ground.

Reworld by Kimchi and Chips/ Mimi Son, Elliot Woods Team: Boeun Kim, Chris Kang, Sangbong Lee, Nilesh Kumar Production Partners: C2 Artechnolozy, Lumitec, Industry Bridge Assembly Team: Eun Sang Jo, Yubeen Moon, Jong Min Shin,In Kyu Hwang, Sean Maylone Engineering Consultants: Allesblinkt, Whatever Together, The Garden In The Machine Photography: Texture on Texture Special Thanks to: Sasha Pohle, Hojun Song, Rob Hernandez Photo: Choi YongjoonSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

These physical renderings are co-imagined by the participating architects of the 4th Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism, and an AI image generator that creates refracted mosaics using the physical city surrounding the installation.

TREES & TRACES: AN (IN)VISIBLE PAVILION by Plastique Fantastique/ Marco Canevacci, Yena Young Team: Sebastian Podesta, Lucas Sere Peltzer, Erick Montefort, Pihla Pellinen Soundscape: Marco Barotti, (Assistant) Misha MacLaren Landscape: Young-sung Jeon Special Thanks to: Anna Anderegg Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

TREES & TRACES: AN (IN)VISIBLE PAVILION

Inspired by the intricate complexities of the site, the artist came up with the idea of searching for relics from the past that might be hidden within its soil. This (in)visible sculpture, filled with air, serves as a temporal connector, transcending the dimension of time during the Architecture Biennale in Seoul.

This process will be amplified during the Biennale by inviting local people and visitors to join the excavation, each with its own story to tell. Found objects will be affixed to the interior wall of the installation to construct a collective sculpture that presents and questions the entangled history of the place.

Pair Pavilion: A Double Portrait by Pezo von Ellrichshausen/ Mauricio Pezo, Sofia von Ellrichshausen Collaborators: Beatrice Pedrotti, Lukas Vajda Local Architects: Simplex Architecture Structural Engineer: Kwang-jae Yoon, GARAM Structural Engineering Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Pair Pavilion: A Double Portrait

Pair Pavilion, as its name suggests, is meant to have two lives: a temporary one at Seoul Biennale, and a permanent afterlife at Medongaule Garden, an unprecedented Nietzsche-inspired botanical garden currently being developed in Yangpyeong. In the end, the pavilion itself will become a double portrait.

THE OUTDOOR ROOM by Frank Barkow + salazarsequeromedina Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

THE OUTDOOR ROOM

THE OUTDOOR ROOM is a pavilion for the 4th Seoul Biennale and is an architectural device to sense land and city. The simplicity of the square structure aims to capture the complexity of the environmental and cultural history which endows great significance to the opening of its site, Songhyeon-dong, to the public.

THE OUTDOOR ROOM by Frank Barkow + salazarsequeromedina/ Frank Barkow, Laura Salazar, Pablo Sequero, Juan Medina Invited poet for poetry reading event during on site talk: Jimin Seo Photo: Choi YongjoonSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Once an ancient pine forest attached to a royal palace, in the second half of the century, Songhyeon-dong was a void, enclosed by walls and isolated from the rapidly growing urban environment around it. As the walls come down and the park opens to the public, becoming available to the citizens of Seoul, it remains enclosed by the density of the city surrounding it. Therefore, THE OUTDOOR ROOM is a void within a void which frames the history of change for land and city.

Sound of Architecture by Riccardo Blumer - USI Mendrisio Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Sound of Architecture

Inspired by the theme of the 4th Seoul Biennale, 'Land Architecture, Land Urbanism', Sound of Architecture creates a soundscape in the heart of the city, expressing the deep connection between shape, sound and perception.

Sound of Architecture by Riccardo Blumer - USI Mendrisio Sound Artist: Nadir Vassena Supervisor: Dongjoon Lee Assistants: Matteo Borghi, Francesco Tencalla, Lisa Bianchi, Ettore Contro Students: Shiping Zhou, Luis Schrewe, Marco Coppola, Yolanda De Ramon Caamaño, Gabriele Alvise Bianchi, Aapo Niinikoski, Lucia Thea Zanti, Egon Canevascini, Matteo Miretta, Edoardo Paghini, Silvia Pennisi, Bianca Maria Longoni, Luigi Chierico, Elena Robatto, Giuseppe Luca Gambino, Maxime Jacques Reol, Andrea Rizzi, Maryia Sidorenko, Soler Roda Jordi, Yannic Olivier Fratini, Michele Ruggero, Gentian Zhivanaj, Emanuele Varalli Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Visitors are encouraged to walk through the installation and look towards the sky, in order to experience the connection between the colorful shapes, the day light shining through and the music soundtrack.

Seoul Drawing Table by Francisco Leiva Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

Seoul Drawing Table

Sound of Architecture creates a soundscape in the heart of the city, expressing the deep connection between shape, sound and perception.

This work goes beyond artistic entertainment, generating a debate among participants about the future of the city. It intends to make people understand that urbanism emerges from the place, just as creative processes can also emerge from the place.

“Jitda” Pavilion by Junggoo Cho Team: Junggoo Cho + Tae Do Chung + Kyu-Hi Han Architecture: guga Urban Architecture(Junggoo Cho, Yoneda Sachiko, Jongho Cha, Donghee Kim, Namu Cho, Jaejun Kim, Yoonsang Kim, Sunu Cho) Carpentry: attitude architecture Landscape: URBANICS Co., Ltd. Construction: 594 arquitetura Documentation: TechCapsule Photo: Studio DeeproadSeoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism

'Jitda' Pavilion

'Jitda', meaning build in korean, is a pavilion that acts as a spatial device which summons our senses and memories of houses before hanok or the original form of homes deeply engraved in our subconscious mind. The yard in the center serves as a peaceful space that attracts sunlight and wind while providing protection from the elements and the erratic external environment.

Credits: Story

Curator: Sara Kim
Venue: Songhyeon Green Plaza
Assistant Curator: Young Jae Park, Yong Jin Jo
Structural Engineer: Kwang-jae Yoon, GARAM Structural Engineering
Translation: Na Yeon Kim, Ji Yoon Park, Colin Mouat

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